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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Matthews say the United States was in his eyes?
(a) The second Gomorrah.
(b) The second Babel.
(c) The second Babylon.
(d) The second Sodom.

2. What did Joseph Smith found?
(a) Presbyterianism.
(b) Mormonism.
(c) Lutheranism.
(d) Pentecostalism.

3. What type of evangelical person was Elijah?
(a) A Finneyite.
(b) A Mormon.
(c) A Catholic.
(d) A Unionist.

4. When did Matthews marry Margaret?
(a) 1813.
(b) 1814.
(c) 1816.
(d) 1812.

5. What was the name of Elijah's servant?
(a) Sophy.
(b) Katy.
(c) Susan.
(d) Matha.

6. Who became the center of moral instruction and domestic authority in Elijah's movement?
(a) Men.
(b) Elijah.
(c) Women.
(d) Preachers.

7. What prompted Albany's commercial revolution when Matthews tried his luck there?
(a) The mercantile.
(b) The new Albany.
(c) The Statue of Liberty.
(d) The new Erie Canal.

8. What was Matthews' convinced of after God told him to stop shaving?
(a) He must become like sinners.
(b) He must save prostitutes.
(c) He must save his family from God's wrath.
(d) He must become a street preacher.

9. When did Matthews leave the farm to live with a carpenter?
(a) 1802.
(b) 1806.
(c) 1800.
(d) 1805.

10. What church did Matthews find inspiring after losing his sons?
(a) The Mormon Church.
(b) The African Methodist Church.
(c) The Pentecostal Church.
(d) The Baptist Church.

11. What did Elijah and Sarah Start to get prostitutes off the street?
(a) The Second Chance Society.
(b) The Female Asylum Society.
(c) The Female Assistance Society.
(d) The Female Safe House.

12. What did Matthews' rumored beating of his wife, his strange moods, and his unsteady work habits convince Kirk of?
(a) Matthews was trouble.
(b) Matthews was not a good leader.
(c) Matthews would be a bad influence
(d) Matthews was unreliable.

13. What Jew influenced Matthews after he returned to New York?
(a) Mordecai Maidanik.
(b) Mordecai Aaronson.
(c) Mordecai Manuel Noah.
(d) Rabbi Adelstine.

14. Who did the Scot church stress led the family?
(a) The elders.
(b) God.
(c) Men.
(d) Women.

15. What was the name of the Scot community in New York?
(a) Nova Scot.
(b) Coila.
(c) Scotties..
(d) Scotia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What congregation did Kirk work at when he first arrived in Albany?

2. When did Sarah and Elijah marry?

3. How many children did Matthews and Margaret eventually have?

4. What did Elijah's servant claim to have seen at Elijah's home?

5. What did Elijah think his purpose was after hearing God's voice?

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